Music Counsel, Publishing

Job Description

As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

In this role, you will work at the crossroads of new technologies and existing laws to provide those answers, helping Google build innovative and important products for our users around the world.

You will be negotiating, drafting, and analyzing a wide variety of music and video content licensing and related agreements for YouTube's and Google's growing digital media business. You'll be analyzing and advising on legal issues relating to the use of music across the entire spectrum of Google products.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $232,000-$348,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Resonsibilities:
• Respond promptly to legal requests from Business Development, Policy, Licensing, Marketing and other business areas.
• Negotiate, draft, and review multi-territorial music and video content licensing agreements with music publishers and collecting societies, primarily for YouTube.
• Advise Business Development, as well as Finance and other company departments, on legal issues and risks, complex deal structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures, intellectual property, together with advising on overall strategic positioning.
• Support and advise Policy teams on legislative proposals and implementations relevant to YouTube and Google.
• Support continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:
• JD, equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience as an attorney.
• Experience with commercial agreements, digital music licensing agreements, and support of multi-territorial licensing entities.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law in the state in of hire.

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience, either in-house or private practice, of negotiation of music licensing agreements with record labels, music publishers, and collecting societies for digital platforms.
• Ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Excellent work ethics, well organized with an analytical approach and ability to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5mkj1-18-188-20-56-42 in your application.